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Monica Phromsavanh, Founder and CEO of ModaBox:
Strongly connected to her family’s roots and heritage, Monica is passionate about bringing peace and prosperity back to the lives of Laotian natives. The ModaBox team is proud to partner with Legacies of War and ARTICLE22 to support this valuable mission.

Founder and New York native, Elizabeth Suda, wanted to answer a simple question: “how and by whom are the goods we consume made?” After two years in the Merchandising Department at Coach, she packed her bags and traveled to Laos on a mission to understand how local, sustainable crafts made by women could be plugged into the global fashion market. She founded ARTICLE22 when she met a rural community melting US bombs into spoons and was joined by Camille Hautefort to grow the Peacebomb jewelry collection into company symbolizing positive transformation and building a community in 40 countries.

Featured Designer

Chloe Dao is an American fashion designer based in Houston, Texas. Chloe was born in Pakse, Laos to an ethnic Vietnamese family. Due to the war, Chloe's parents fled to a refugee camp in Thailand to escape the conflict. The family, including Dao, her parents and seven sisters, emigrated to the United States in 1979. Growing up she redesigned vintage clothes; her first original was her senior prom dress. Her clothes have been featured in Lucky magazine as well as in a variety of Texas publications, including the Houston Chronicle, Elle, Harper Bazaar Magazine, and Texas Monthly. Chloe will be featured together with other designers in our #LaoNow runway show and will donate a coat and its matching dress to our live auction! Look at her beautiful pieces and start bidding! This won't last long!

#LaoNow: Fashion Meets Philanthropy in NYC

October 15, 2016

Wallace Hall

A group of creative entrepreneurs on a mission to raise awareness and funds by uniting the non-profit and business sectors during an evening fusing fashion, food, and impact. We will co-host a fashion show produced byMODABOX. Models will walk the runway with signature MODABOX styling, blending contemporary designers and traditional Laotian pieces, finished withARTICLE22 Peacebomb Jewelry made by Laotian artisans from bomb scrap metal.

Dressed with a retrospective of looks from the subcultures of Laos, #LaoNow offers a curated evening of food, fashion, and art. Highlighted with internationally recognized speakers, the expansive venue at Wallace Hall on the Upper East Side of Manhattan will be anchored by a contemporary runway show from fashion entrepreneurs Monica Phromsavanh & Elizabeth Suda. Check out our video below to watch last year's fashion show and get inspired!

About Us

Legacies of War, a project of NEO Philanthropy raises awareness about the history of the Vietnam War-era bombing in Laos and advocates for the clearance of unexploded bombs, provides space for healing the wounds of war, and creates greater hope for a future of peace. The charity provides life-saving education and advocacy around the lasting effects of the 1964-1973 U.S. secret air war, which dropped approximately two million tons of ordnance in Laos and about 80 million unexploded bomblets remain a critical threat to the lives of Lao people and their ability to safely farm their land.

Contact Us

Questions? Feel free to reach out to us at laosinnyc@legaciesofwar.org